योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-17

येन प्राप्तेन लोकेऽस्मिन्न प्राप्यमवशिष्यते ।
तत्कृतं सुकृतं मन्ये शेषं कर्म विषूचिका ॥ १७ ॥

yena prāptena loke'sminna prāpyamavaśiṣyate ,
tatkṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ manye śeṣaṃ karma viṣūcikā 17

17. yena prāptena loke asmin na prāpyam avaśiṣyate
tat kṛtam sukṛtam manye śeṣam karma viṣūcikā

17. yena prāptena asmin loke prāpyam na avaśiṣyate
tat sukṛtam kṛtam manye śeṣam karma viṣūcikā

17. I consider that a truly virtuous action (sukṛtam) by attaining which nothing remains unattained in this world. All other actions (karma) are like a plague (viṣūcikā).

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• प्राप्तेन (prāptena) - by having obtained, by that which is attained

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be obtained, obtainable, attainable

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act, merit

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining, residue, rest

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate

• विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - cholera, epidemic, plague

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the concept of 'that which is attained'.

प्राप्तेन (prāptena) - by having obtained, by that which is attained

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `yena` (referring to the object of attainment).

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with `loke`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

प्राप्यम् (prāpyam) - to be obtained, obtainable, attainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be obtained, attainable, proper to be obtained

Gerundive

From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach) with suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject of `avaśiṣyate`.

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the concept described in the first half of the verse.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; deed, act

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for `tat`.

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act, merit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, good deed, merit

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed, act
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `manye`.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining, residue, rest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, rest, superfluous

From √śiṣ (to remain)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `karma`.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - cholera, epidemic, plague

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣūcikā

viṣūcikā - cholera, epidemic, plague; an arrow shot in different directions

Note: Predicate nominative for `karma`.